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UK Legal Notices
Locke Lord (UK) LLP is a limited liability partnership authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of England and Wales (472034). A list of the names of the partners of Locke Lord (UK) LLP is available for inspection at its principal place of business:
Locke Lord (UK) LLP
201 Bishopsgate
London, EC2M 3AB
DX 567 London/City
T: +44 (0) 20 7861-9000
In accordance with the common terminology used in professional service organizations, reference to a "partner" means a person who is a partner, or equivalent, in such a law firm. Details of the professional rules that apply may be viewed on the SRA's website: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/
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The Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales (the “SRA”) requires website information to be provided on the costs of certain legal services and other related service delivery issues. To review this information, click here.
In accordance with the SRA requirements, we operate a complaints handling process, a copy of which is available here and on request to our clients. Complaints may also be referred to the Legal Ombudsman in certain circumstances. The SRA handles complaints relating to our professional conduct.
Belgian legal notices
Corporate information
Locke Lord LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership under the laws of Delaware (US) with registered office at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States, and registered with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with registration number 4424893. The Brussels branch of Locke Lord LLP (“Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office)”) is located at Bastion Tower, Level 12, Marsveldplein/Place du Champ de Mars 5 (box 14), B-1050 Brussels, Belgium, and registered with the Belgian Crossroads Bank of Enterprises with registration number 0736.783.393 (Belgian VAT number BE 0736.783.393).
Services provided by qualified lawyers subject to professional rules of conduct
The services provided to you and the contract under which those services are provided is with Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office) and not with any individual partner, employee or agent of Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office). In accordance with the common terminology used in professional service organizations, reference to a "partner" means a person who is a partner, or equivalent, in such a law firm. A list of the names of the partners of Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office) is available on this website (see https://www.lockelord.com/professionals).
The lawyers engaged by Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office) are either registered on the “A list” (for lawyers with residence in Belgium) or “B list” (for lawyers residing abroad) of the Dutch-language section of the Brussels Bar Association (Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten te Brussel). They are entitled to practice the profession of lawyer in Belgium under either their Belgian professional title (for A list lawyers) or, as the case may be, their home-country professional title (for B list lawyers). Their names and contact details can be verified on the website of the Dutch language section of the Brussels Bar (https://www.baliebrussel.be/). They are also subject to the ethical and professional rules of conduct available on the same website (https://www.baliebrussel.be/en/im-a-foreign-lawyer-oude-link/ethical-and-professional-rules/) and, as the case may be, any applicable foreign rules applying to them .
Lawyers of Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office) who are also regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of England and Wales (472034) under their home-country professional title are subject to the SRA’s professional rules of conduct, which may be viewed on the SRA's website: http://www.sra.org.uk/handbook/. The SRA also requires website information to be provided on the costs of certain legal services and other related service delivery issues. To review this information, click here.
Insurance
Locke Lord LLP maintains professional indemnity insurance covering the activities of Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office), details of which are held at our office referred to above and upon request will be provided to you or will be sent to you by post or e-mail. In addition hereto, the attorneys-at-law of Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office) benefit from the professional liability insurance concluded by either their home country professional bar association, or NOAB, to the benefit of their members (more information on the NOAB insurance: coverage of EUR 2,500,000 per damage event, insured by Amlin Europe NV, see https://www.baliebrussel.be/foreign-lawyers-2/insurance-and-social-security/ and https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en).
Protection of personal data
Our Global Privacy Policy can be found at https://www.lockelord.com/privacy. In relation to the activities of Locke Lord LLP (Brussels Office), you have a right to file a complaint with your local data protection authority (for Belgium: the Belgian Data Protection Authority, at www.dataprotectionauthority.be).
Bank account
Third-party bank account: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., IBAN: BE18549001072165, SWIFT: CHASBEBXXXX. This account will not earn any interest.
Complaints & Dispute Resolution
If you have any comments or concerns about the services that we provide, Locke Lord LLP has a Complaints Handling Policy which sets out the timeframe and steps that we will take to resolve your dissatisfaction or complaint, a copy of which will be provided to you on request by post or email. In the event that you are not satisfied with our response, you have the possibility to reach out to the President of NOAB to obtain an advice, file a formal complaint, or to initiate a dispute resolution procedure (more information: https://www.baliebrussel.be/ik-ben-rechtzoekende/mijn-advocaat/). Complaints may also be referred to the UK Legal Ombudsman in certain circumstances. See section on ‘UK Legal Notices’ for more information.
Terms of Engagement
Our applicable terms of engagement are properly communicated to all (prospective) clients and upon request will be provided to you or will be sent to you by post or e-mail. They shall be subject to the laws of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to handle any disputes in relation hereto.
EU Dispute Resolution
If you are a client and we have made a contract with you by electronic means you may be entitled to use an EU online dispute resolution service to assist with any contractual dispute you may have with us. This service can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/odr. Our email address is eudisputeresolution@lockelord.com.
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